McLean County government’s attempt to recover costs tied to the opioid epidemic targets dozens of drug manufacturers and distributors, including the family-owned maker of the addictive painkiller OxyContin.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Gleason will select city’s next police chief Wednesday
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason will make his selection for the city’s next police chief Wednesday morning during a press conference at City Hall.… MORE
Tazewell County man found dead in California
Authorities were looking for a suspect in the killing of a Tazewell County man in California. … MORE
Davis: Presidential candidate Joe Walsh ‘political windbag’
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) can describe former Congressman – turned Presidential candidate Joe Walsh in two words: “political windbag.”… MORE
Crops enter the home stretch under favorable conditions
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– As the Illinois cash crops prepare to head down the stretch, the conditions and progress are halfway decent. USDA Illinois statistician Mark Schleusener says 75 percent of corn is in the dough stage, 34 percent in the dent stage, with about half in good to excellent condition. 93 percent of…… MORE
WJBC Laborer of the Year: Terrance “Tracy” Whitecotton
A 25-year member of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 362 has been selected as the WJBC Laborer of the Year.… MORE
Council approves Gleason pay raise, backs $1 Boys and Girls Club land sale
Elected leaders in Bloomington celebrated their city manager’s performance Monday night and welcomed a land sale they hope will help area youth.… MORE
Bloomington to end ban on new video gambling machines
The Bloomington City Council backed a compromise Monday night to end the more than year-long ban on issuing new video gaming licenses.… MORE
BPD searching for counterfeit money suspect
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who used counterfeit money.… MORE
Bloomington woman claims Lucky Day Lotto prize
A Bloomington woman hopes to purchase a new condo in warmer weather and spend more time with her children after winning the Lucky Day Lotto prize.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…